The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05

was handed In to the committee. Judge i
Chalmers, Judge Hill, and. think, Judge
Wiley Z. Harris, came before US and
claimed that the amount was too small.
Alter some delay, those gentlemen, on be-
hall OF the University, concluded to accept
the conclusions reached by Col. Brougher,
as settlement of the matter, If the State
would abide BY il.
Although the Joint Committee on State
Universities was charged with the duty
provided Tor in the Senate joint resolution,
bill was introduced in the Senate early
in the session of the same Legislature, pro-
viding for the ascertainmeut of the amount
due from the State TO the Seminary Fund
and for the settlement OF the debt. That
bill never came TO the Committee on Uni
versities, so far as / know. After it had
passed the Senate and come 10 the House,
it was referred TO the House Committee on
Ways End Means. The committee to
which it was referred reported back the
bill without recommendation. That was
Senate Bill 195, and is the same bill upon
which the House acted in establishing the
debt OF the State to the Seminary Fund
as the law now stands.
While | cannot say that such is the TACT
yet, think it exceedingly probable that
/
were finally lodged with the Ways and
Means Committee of the House. 1t il
quite likely that the account is among the
papers and reports Of that committee il
the archives of the State at this time.
Having answered your inquiries as TAI
| as / could, let me add that when the bill
providing for the payment OF interest at
| per cent per annum on the amount due tbs
| Fund az ascertaiDed by Col. Brougher, wal
before the House, 1t met with warm oppo
sition, and only passed that body by
majority of TWO votes. 1t does not seen
| probable that anything in the nature of 1
defence could have been overlooked in tbs
face OF such opposition.
In view of the message Of Gov. McRa,
in 1856, referring 10 Hon. Jacob Thomp
sons report on the subject, the report o
DIR. Barnard in 1888, the calculations mad,
by DR.. Garland, later on, the argument o
DIR. Waddel and the current statement
made by my father as treasurer of the Uni
| versity, il was a matter OF great surpris'
| to many when the Legislature adopted
measure falling so far short of the conclu
| sions reached by the distinguished gentle
men included in the above list, as TO tn
amount really due by the State. What
ever differences existed as to the facts o
the matter, grew, no doubt, out OF the dit
ferences Of opinion as to the time when tn,
interest on the principal fund should be
gin, and the work and manner in which
the interest was to be computed.
Let me add, further, that though tn
recognition Of this debt, so honest and jus
az believed it then to be, and yet bellev'
it to be, was an object dear to me, ant
doubly so, for the LABOR of quarter of
century bestowed upon the accomplish
ment of the same end by my venerate'
father, and though the State ought to &C
cept the long controverted question a
finally settled, and though the matter
should be viewed by every body as res adju
dicoto, yet, speaking for myself alone,
citizen Of Mississippi, if any injustice ha
been done the State by the settlement, / 10
one, am ready and willing to again submit
the question to the arbitrament OF the fig
ures, if in the reference the Fund will re
ceive the additional amount it may be as
certained to be entitled to haye.
/ Very truly yours,
CHAs. b. HowRY.